Frewin Jones and C.S. Lewis has probably influenced me the most in my writing. One of my writing motivations is to be able to write a fantastical series like these writers.

For some reason, several of my ideas have literally come to me through my dreams. My first book, Deathly in Love, was a dream so fresh that came to me with several ideas that are in my first chapter.

I was busy writing an autobiography for my family when I realized that this book had the ability to encourage and empower others as well.

I decided to take my family autobiography and divide it into 5 short reads namely Humorous, Adventurous, Motivation, Reflection and Intentional all falling under Roaring through Life series. Each story is from my own life and concludes with a set of powerful questions for the reader to reflect upon. These books fall under non fiction, self help and memoirs genres and are predominantly geared for 25 year to 50 years old market niche

As a new writer, my ideas were all over the place. I got myself a book coach who listened to all my ideas and suggested that I put them under one roof, and the closest fit for that was Paranormal Cozy Mysteries. Also, I had some extraordinary experiences growing up that affected me. When I've tried to explain these experiences, people often don't believe me and walk away. My book coach told me that telling variations of these experiences in my writing will resonate with readers who have had similar experiences. They'll know and believe. For example, an older gentleman in my neighborhood heard that I wrote books. He invited me to his home and asked about my peculiar experiences. With tears in his eyes, he told me that his years in the Air Force exposed him to similar experiences. He was ordered never to discuss them, but he is grateful that he isn't alone in his experience.

Well, there are the reader's expectations in the genre that I have to meet. They are expecting the familiar to bring them into the story, and then I can weave in the unique parts into it. Sometimes I come across something that makes me wonder why that something is the way it is—for example, the story of Rip Van Winkle. There is the main story that we all probably heard since grade school, yet it also has a Postscript after the story that rarely gets shared. The story is about a demon who torments men and turns people into trees. There are details in the postscript that made my mind wander one day with the thought: What if the Rip Van Winkle story were true and his descendants still suffer with it today? What if that demon caused Rip Van Winkle to sleep? That became the basis for my second book.

What inspired me to start writing? Writing didn’t start as a career move—it started as survival. I began putting pen to paper to make sense of the chaos, to process pain, and to preserve memory. Early on, it was less about plot and more about presence—capturing what it felt like to be young, Black, and unheard in rooms that demanded silence from voices like mine. But somewhere along the line, those private pages became purpose. I realized I wasn’t just writing to heal—I was writing to build. To build bridges between generations. To build characters that looked like my people, dreamed like my people, and persevered like we always do. And to build a legacy of truth-telling that wouldn’t rely on permission or apology. The stories found me. All I did was agree to tell them.

About Stolen Hearts, Hidden Shores Stolen Hearts, Hidden Shores is a multi-generational love story layered with betrayal, legacy, and the unspoken wounds we inherit. Set between a coastal southern town and the pulse of New York City, it follows two families—one bound by blood, the other by secrets—whose lives intersect in ways none of them could predict. At its core, the book explores what happens when love and ambition collide. It asks: How far will we go to protect the image of who we are… and what does it cost to finally tell the truth? This story came from a very personal place. It’s inspired by the quiet sacrifices made in families, especially Black families, where silence often speaks louder than words. It’s also about reclamation—of identity, of voice, and of love that refuses to be lost at sea. Endorsed by Penguin Random House, Stolen Hearts, Hidden Shores is not just a book—it’s a cinematic, emotional experience meant to stay with you long after the final page.

On December 8th, 1980 my RKO Radio team and I spent the bulk of the day at the Dakota meeting up and speaking with John and Yoko ! We discussed everything from writing, recording and performing music to John's enjoyment being a house-husband and stay-at-home father of their 5 year old son Sean ! Sad to say that mere hours after our interview ended, John was shot and killed - UGH !

As I describe from the very beginning, thanks to being raised by my dysfunctional family I began listening to rock music nearly all day and night as a toddler on the transistor radio I managed to get ! That's what led me to fall in love with rock radio, and work my way towards interviewing rock stars and writing super popular international radio specials, and getting on-air myself !

I am proud of the country I was born to and within which I live but how this country came to be is generally presented in our schools in a manner that is as boring and un-entertaining as possible. I believe if there was more entertainment involved more people would know the history and the value of that history and the county’s presence. As a result, I wright what I call “enlightening entertainment”. More people would understand the development, exploration and discoveries of North America if they understood the contributions of the Hudson’s Bay Company, the North West Company and the American Fur Company. However, because today’s entertainment is often focused on areas or events that were inconsequential or perhaps didn’t happen, then that becomes what many understand and believe and then make decisions in their own life that put them on the wrong path.

I can’t say that any one story is the most important part of any legacy that I might leave. I can say that there is at least something, and sometimes more than one thing, that is an important part of what I’m trying to present. Important aspects of all stories, once combined, can explain what I am about. For example, the financial success of “Hank James” (as portrayed in “The Great Liquor War” and “Homesteader: Finding Sharon”) can be explained by his hard work, empathy, concern for others, tenacity, luck, refusal to stop moving and recognition of resources available. We also learn that there are good and bad everywhere, that some impediments to your development can open doors in other areas. The reader is also able to see that the greatest heroes of the past where not every day and always heroes but sometimes made serious mistakes. The Good is not always good nor is the Bad always bad.

In three months, my job moved to Texas from NY City. I was unable to pay my mortgage, I lost my house, then my wife left me, and I watched summer movies, eating lunch in my car, it overheated, and the engine caught on fire. In two months, I read a Forbes cover article, saw the first Shazam film that echoed the same message, and I was interviewed, where they asked me the same question. Not one that believes in coincidences, I researched the topic "If you had one SuperPower, would you choose to fly or to become invisible?" The book series was based on the idea that in book one, people discover they can fly or become invisible. Starting with book two, all SuperPower people have at least two abilities. In the 1990s, I was the world's top computer and video game designer, so all my books have three games in them to optionally play as you read. They are to name a referenced film, book, or music, and at the end of the paperback, there are blank pages to store your notes.

I hate typing, so I dictate into an app on my cell phone, which types out my chapter as I lie in bed with my eyes closed, picturing a film screen, seeing what I am explaining. Then, I use MS Word to spellcheck the chapter, and I use Grammarly to fix the grammar, especially where to place a comma. I hear the chapter using the READ ALOUD feature to finalize the paperback version, and I write my own HTML code to convert the paperback and create the eBook with Calibre.

The inspiration came when my brother became a Christian after serving five years of a sixteen-year prison sentence in the Philippines. I felt compelled to share our story.

My first book, rather than my latest, tells the story of how our mission to the Philippines began.

I had always inspired to write a novel. But never could find the time. After I retired from American Airlines, I suddenly had all the time in the world.

The Abduction Chronicles is a story based on some of my true life events, blended with my vivid imagination. After I wrote my memoirs (The Comeback Kid), I got to thinking "what if my ex-wife was right"? She had always claimed we had been abducted by aliens during our brief marriage. I never believed her. Low and behold, "The Abduction Chronicles" story popped into my head.

I actually have been in love with writing since I could hold a crayon! I remember being 4-years-old and punching holes into the paper and tying them together with red ribbons. My grandmother and mother read to me often, which was the beginning of instilling my love of literature. The power of words has always amazed me, and it's something I have always wanted to share with the world.

My newest book that is currently out in the market is called "Heroes of Gold Country." It is about a family who moves to Montana Territory in the 1860s to hunt for gold. The story centers around young Anna Claire Freiler and her friend Tommy Cooper, who lives in the local saloon. Their friendship tests boundaries and ultimately changes the world around them and their families' lives. There is a lot going on, a lot of action in it. There are outlaws, Road Agents, Vigilantes, dangerous animals, and a juicy rumor about a man who hid gold on a mountain which the children struggle to piece together. The main theme is resilience and the tenacity to explore new dreams, even if there may be unforeseen consequences.